^3 (A)It may be they will listen, and every one turn from his evil way, ^(B)that I may relent of the disaster that I intend to do to them ^(C)because of their evil deeds.

^3 (A)It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the disaster that I intend to do to them, ^(B)so that every one may turn from his evil way, and ^(C)that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.”

⁷ If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will ^(A)pluck up and break down and destroy it, ⁸ and if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, ^(B)turns from its evil, ^(C)I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do to it. ⁹ And if at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will ^(D)build and plant it, ¹⁰ and if it does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will relent of the good that I had intended to do to it.

² And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? ^(A)That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a ^(B)gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and ^(C)relenting from disaster.

⁸ but let man and ^(A)beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. ^(B)Let everyone turn from his evil way and from ^(C)the violence that is in his hands. ^9 (D)Who knows? God may turn and relent ^(E)and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.”

¹⁰ When God saw what they did, ^(F)how they turned from their evil way, ^(G)God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.

²⁷ Again, ^(A)when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he shall save his life. ²⁸ Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions that he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die. ²⁹ Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ O house of Israel, are my ways not just? Is it not your ways that are not just?

³⁰ “Therefore ^(B)I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. ^(C)Repent and turn from all your transgressions, ^(D)lest iniquity be your ruin.^[a]

^7 (A)It may be that their plea for mercy will come before the Lord, ^(B)and that every one will turn from his evil way, for great is the anger and wrath that the Lord has pronounced against this people.”

²⁹ “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; ^(A)but in his son's days I will bring the disaster upon his house.”